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Mérault d'Ension
canonized French benedictine monk
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Feast: 23 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
600
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Mérault, also called Mayrulfus or Méraut, born at Boismé in the 6th century, was a monk at the abbey of Ension, then founder of a community of Benedictines at Boismé, where he is venerated.
Summary translated from the French Wikipedia article Mérault d'Ension (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Sources
- santiebeati.it — San Meraldo (Medraldo o Meraut), abate — santiebeati 98981: ‘San Meraldo | Abate | Festa: 23 febbraio’ — ‘San Meraldo (Medraldo o Meraut) era un abate… è venerato a Saint-Georges de Vendôme, dove si trovava il suo corpo… Il santo era festeggiato il 23 febbraio
- Wikidata Q3333254 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
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